Browsing Tag: Memphis Holocaust remembrance

By Gila GolderLaura Linder, President and CEO of Jewish Community Partners (JCP), announced this week that the Memphis Jewish community is invited to attend Memphis Jewish Federation’s 56th annual Yom HaShoah observance, featuring Roger Brooks, President and CEO of Facing History and Ourselves. The program will take place…

We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal…

While Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70 this spring, Memphis Jewish Federation is offering programs that honor an earlier, darker chapter of Jewish history- the Holocaust. 2018 Holocaust Art & Essay ContestMemphis middle and high school students have submitted their entries for this year’s Holocaust Art & Essay…

We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do…

Memphis Jewish Federation’s 8th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition drew an unprecedented 87 essay entries and 85 art entries from students in Tennessee and the Mid-South. This year’s theme was Degradation and Dehumanization: The Nazi Assault on Human Dignity. The contest was sponsored by the Memphis…